Star Formation in a Cosmological Simulation of Reionization
arXiv:astro-ph/0610057 · doi:10.1086/519230
Abstract
We study the luminosity functions of high-redshift galaxies in detailed hydrodynamic simulations of cosmic reionization, which are designed to reproduce the evolution of the Lyman-alpha forest between z=5 and z=6. We find that the luminosity functions and total stellar mass densities are in agreement with observations when plausible assumptions about reddenning at z=6 are made. Our simulations support the conclusion that stars alone reionized the universe.
Accepted for publication in ApJ
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